Samantha Paxinos

Samantha Paxinos (born 25 February 1988) is a Botswana swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She became one of the first-ever Botswana swimmers, alongside John Kamyuka, to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the first female to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony.

Quotes

• It is every athlete’s dream to compete in the Olympics and the competition is stiff. We might have qualified via wild card but in every sport, anything can happen. I am going there to compete not to make up the numbers.
  • Historic local swimmers off to the Olympic Games by Online editor,6th April 2008, Retrieved 22/11/2023